Adult Offerings 

SEASONAL OFFERINGS

Welcome Classes
All who are new to Trinity Church and those who would like to rediscover or explore our history and theology ar einvited to join us for these sessions. Each session begins with a soup lunch. Child care is provided. We conclude no later than 1:30 p.m. Register by completing the form on the Lent flier or e-mail Rev. Grace at gburton-edwards@StRichardsSchool.com.

• March 21. We look at our litury and Prayer Book, exploring the development of our liturgical patterns and examining why we do what we do in worship
• April 18. We examine how we live out our faith through local and global mission, our connections within the Anglican Communion, and opportunities for service here at Trinity.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES

Trinity Church Shepherd Groups
Some in our congregation have expressed a desire to strengthen ties with one another by creating opportunities to gather in small groups of parishioners outside of the church. In response, we propose an experiment: Trinity Shepherd Groups. Register by April 25.

Adult Forum
Sundays at 9:15 a.m. in the Fortune Room
We gather to celebrate and strengthen our life together.

• April 18: State of the Parish update. Gather at 9:15 in the Fortune Room or following the 10:15 service in the church for a conversation about our parish life together. We offer updates about budget, ministry priorities and opportunities to worship, learn and serve at Trinity.
• April 25: Education for Ministry. EFM is a diocesan program for lay leadership training offered at Trinity Church and through many congregations in our diocese. The program was developed by the School of Theology at Sewanee as a way to bring seminary education to congregations. On this day, Trinity EFM mentor Sara Bean describes the process and answers questions about the program. We plan to begin a new EFM class in fall 2010.
• May 2, 9, 16 and 23: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. Father Tom leads a four-week conversation based on this classic written by the German pastor, theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer. As a professor and writer, he emerged as one of the leaders of the Confessing Church in Germany in the 1930s and spoke out courageously against the tyranny of the Nazi regime. As an avowed pacifist, he came to realize that assassinating Hitler was the only solution. He joined in a plot to that end. Bonhoeffer was executed on Hitler's orders in 1945 during the waning months of the war. Participants are encouraged to read the text as part of the conversation. If you want Trinity Church to order a copy of the book for you, please register by April 18 by signing a sign-up sheet in the Cloister Room or by e-mailing Rev. Grace. The cost of the book is $10.

Journey in Faith
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Journey in Faith is a process for growing in faith in community while learning more about Episcopal faith and how it is expressed at Trinity. All are welcome. The journey continues during Lent with conversations about Christian theology.

• March 17. This week we welcome the Very Rev. Bob Giannini, former dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Canon Theologian of our diocese. He leads a conversation about future hope and Christian eschatology.

Benedictine Study Group
First and Third Sundays
9:10 am in the church library
2nd floor of the school building
The Benedictine Study Group gathers for prayer and study of Benedictine spirituality and how to claim the gifts of St. Benedict's path in our daily lives. They schedule occasional retreats for prayer and discernment. For information about how you can be a part of the group, contact Diantha Daniels at 925-9078 or Susan Sloss at (765) 883-7209. Join us - for every study group gathering or occasionally. You are always welcome.

Currently, the group is reading and reflecting upon Always We Begin Again by John McQuiston II, a contemporary interpretation of the Rule of St. Benedict. Our conversation focuses on the section on "Self-forgetfulness" which begins "Our ultimate goal is this: to forget ourselves." 

Rector's Study
Facilitator: The Rev'd Tom Kryder-Reid
Tuesdays from 10 to 11 am in the Crist Room.
Father Tom leads a weekly Bible study throughout the year. The group selects different topics to explore, often using a study book as a guide. This winter, the Benedictine Study Group is studying the life and writing of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor, theologian and activist for peace executed by Hitler in 1945. The text, Bonhoeffer's Life Together is for sale ($10) at the meeting.

• March 17. We begin reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Letter & Papers from Prison, Prologue, pp. 3-17.